# Accident 19830103000149A: Cessna T210N, Orla, TX, January 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1983, 16:40 local time
- Place: Orla, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NHKA
- Location: 31.8292° N, 103.9106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8292&lon=-103.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5289Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5289Y-1992-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,025 total, 770 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830103000149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED GEAR UP IN ROUGH TERRAIN. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.DAMAGE PREVENTED FUEL STATUS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW83LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA075), Jan 3, 1983: Cessna T210N (N5289Y), Orla, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5289Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890114000569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114000569A), Jan 14, 1989: Cessna T210N (N5289Y), Florence, SC, Substantial damage. A rod failed on climb to cruise. Nosed over on forced landing. Crankcase cylinder hold down bolts under torqued.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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